The table below shows data for the field Are referendum results binding? , which is part of our database Direct Democracy. The countries shown can be limited by region and by field value.
Another way people rationalize the status quo is through the use of stereotypes. When people perceive threats to the predominant system, they are more inclined to cling to and back the existing structure, and one way of doing so is by means of endorsing stereotypes that rationalize inequality.
Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: I assume the context is the Social role theory - which in rough terms asserts that the behavior of men and women is governed by the stereotypes of their social roles. For example males developed traits that manifest agency.